RE:[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow, etc. - Central Park, NYC - 8/21 (2 small corrections)

[Thomas Fiore]

Please note that almost all reports in my prior report, including of a Central 
Park Lark Sparrow, were for Aug. 21st, which of course was Saturday (not 
Sunday).

Also, a mis-spelled attribution; the Blue-winged Teal on Governor’s Island 
(also part of N.Y. County) was the find of M.B. Kooper.  My apologies, whether 
due to ‘auto-correct’ or not.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
N.Y. City & beyond
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RE:[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow, etc. - Central Park, NYC - 8/21 (2 small corrections)

[Thomas Fiore]

Please note that almost all reports in my prior report, including of a Central 
Park Lark Sparrow, were for Aug. 21st, which of course was Saturday (not 
Sunday).

Also, a mis-spelled attribution; the Blue-winged Teal on Governor’s Island 
(also part of N.Y. County) was the find of M.B. Kooper.  My apologies, whether 
due to ‘auto-correct’ or not.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
N.Y. City & beyond
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[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow, etc. - Central Park, NYC - Sunday, 8/21

[Thomas Fiore]

Sunday, August 21st - Central Park (& elsewhere in Manhattan & N.Y. County; 
N.Y. City)

A LARK Sparrow was found (& nicely photographed: S. Brase) in the north end of 
Central Park Sunday morning, and was also seen later Sunday in the park’s 
compost area (which has hosted that species in the past, having been moving 
about a bit; checking around the butterfly-plantings just west of the park’s 
East Drive road is also a good idea).  The first reporter’s photo can be seen 
on the Macaulay Library archives - https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/362904401 
 

Another bird that’s uncommonly found in N.Y. County, Blue-winged Teal, was 
reported from Governors Island on Sunday 8/21 (M.B. Cooper) at the puddle[s] in 
the maintainance area there.

A Monk Parakeet was photographed and has (apparently) been lingering in the 
Washington Heights-Inwood section of Manhattan; that species is rather 
irregularly reported from the county, and may be an occasional breeder, or 
possibly more-regular as resident and/or breeder than is realized, albeit in 
(presumably) low numbers / densities.  A good count of 16 Semipalmated 
Sandpiper was made at Inwood Hill Park (n. Manhattan) on Sunday.

Both Cuckoo species (Black-billed & Yellow-billed) were seen in Central Park 
over the past 3 days, with at least Black-billed lingering to Sunday, 8/21.  A 
minimum of 16 Warbler species were still being found in Central Park alone on 
Sunday, 8/21, that including the Prothonotary sightings.  There have been some 
mass-migrations (seen in daytime) of Eastern Kingbird, including sightings of 
10+ moving from (within) Central Park over the last few days, & a few other 
migrants also noted have included Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, and 
Bobolink (the latter as fly-overs).

..
It was poignant that *Barry* Manilow (in a performance) ended the huge concert 
venue in Central Park for Saturday, due to concerns over the rain-deluges 
passing the city and region.

Good - and stay-safe - birding to all,

Tom Fiore
N.Y. City & beyond 
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[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow, etc. - Central Park, NYC - Sunday, 8/21

[Thomas Fiore]

Sunday, August 21st - Central Park (& elsewhere in Manhattan & N.Y. County; 
N.Y. City)

A LARK Sparrow was found (& nicely photographed: S. Brase) in the north end of 
Central Park Sunday morning, and was also seen later Sunday in the park’s 
compost area (which has hosted that species in the past, having been moving 
about a bit; checking around the butterfly-plantings just west of the park’s 
East Drive road is also a good idea).  The first reporter’s photo can be seen 
on the Macaulay Library archives - https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/362904401 
 

Another bird that’s uncommonly found in N.Y. County, Blue-winged Teal, was 
reported from Governors Island on Sunday 8/21 (M.B. Cooper) at the puddle[s] in 
the maintainance area there.

A Monk Parakeet was photographed and has (apparently) been lingering in the 
Washington Heights-Inwood section of Manhattan; that species is rather 
irregularly reported from the county, and may be an occasional breeder, or 
possibly more-regular as resident and/or breeder than is realized, albeit in 
(presumably) low numbers / densities.  A good count of 16 Semipalmated 
Sandpiper was made at Inwood Hill Park (n. Manhattan) on Sunday.

Both Cuckoo species (Black-billed & Yellow-billed) were seen in Central Park 
over the past 3 days, with at least Black-billed lingering to Sunday, 8/21.  A 
minimum of 16 Warbler species were still being found in Central Park alone on 
Sunday, 8/21, that including the Prothonotary sightings.  There have been some 
mass-migrations (seen in daytime) of Eastern Kingbird, including sightings of 
10+ moving from (within) Central Park over the last few days, & a few other 
migrants also noted have included Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Scarlet Tanager, and 
Bobolink (the latter as fly-overs).

..
It was poignant that *Barry* Manilow (in a performance) ended the huge concert 
venue in Central Park for Saturday, due to concerns over the rain-deluges 
passing the city and region.

Good - and stay-safe - birding to all,

Tom Fiore
N.Y. City & beyond 
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